The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-30

w,,Liu, man vbo formerly spent II
great mart. of their money for liquor now
suepd il in food and clothes Tor their.
families The retail grocery mag sell
more goods and collect their bills bet
ter tIrlu ever before. illus they are
,,fa IA snttJp more prlmpttv with the
wholesale men.
A preceptibIe increase has been no.
firrd IN the number Of people who ride
an the street cars. According To the
coal de,lrr, many people bought coal
and stored il away last Winter WHO
b,d never been known to do 50 before.
Other, had been aecostumcd 70 buying
tyo mr. three IONS ON time. his iasi
Winter bought seven OF eight and paid
eash for If 4 lradigp proprietor OF Il
millinery store said that hr had suid
more hats and bomets ta Jaboring men
fof their wiyp, and daughters than be-
fore in the history Of his business. Con-
tractors say their men Ito better work
and on Saturday evenings. whauthey re-
ceiyc t,eIr weeks wages spend the same
cor a,ur hams and necessary thugs
for their families, Thus they are in
better shirts. have more hope. and are
not inclined to strike and ereNl about
hiob vagps
Attendance upoll the public schools
has increased. The Suptrndent of Pub
lie Instruction said i'm his report 10 the
Board of Education made january [,
1887
e. During the past year it has become
a subject OF remark by the teachers in
the schools and by visitors that the
children were more tidy, were better
dressed. were better slod and present.
ed = nearpr appearance than ever be-
fore. Less trouble has been tXprrien-
ced in having parents purchase books
reauirpd by the rules. fewer children
have ueen wlthdraHQ ~
in s]upportine the FANNY. the higher
classes in tLe gram,upr schools have
been promoted to the high schools.
both male and female. than ever before
in the history of the schools. All these
indications point to the increased pros
perity of the city and to growing inter
est in the cause of education ON the
mart Of the people
There has been a marked increase
in attendance uro on the sunday schools
If fine city This is especially notice
able among the suburban churches.
MANY children have started to the sun
day schools who were not able to at
fond fnr want of proper clothing. At
tendance upon the different churches
is far better. From 1870 TO 2ugg peo-
nIe have ioiurd the various churches Of
the CITY during the year.
The determination ON the part of the
ueople 10 prohibit the liuuor trafi has
stimulated "A disposition to do away
with othtr evils. The laws against
gambling are riridly enforced. A con.
siderable stock of gamblers tools patlf-
cred topether by the policr for several
wears past was recently used for the
nur, use of making a large bon fire on
one of the uno ccupied sauares of the
civ The CITY Council has refused
Ionoer Ia Grant license to bucket
shnns Inns putting the seal of its SON
dpnmation noon the trade in futures
nf nh kinds
An those reforms have had a dpcid-
ed tendency to diminish crime Two
weeks were necessary formerly to get
through with the criminll docket.
Durino the nresenl wear if was closed
ont in two DAYS. The chain gang is
almost left with nothing but the claims
and the balls. The gang part would
not be large enough to work the pub
lie roads OF the county were il NOT
augmented by fresh supplies from the
surrounding counties. The city roy
or nuppt is in the hands of our hest eiti-
Ilt ildlbllNl ~ thlS NpNtlN III lUh-
OF of prohibition was only %. Such
= rhanne has taken place in public SEN.
,.a,t ,..o.., that uaw III, =,
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Respectable ahtl-pl"i'lul'lol'NlS IN ire
city who lavors IA return to harrooms.
There is very little drinking in line city.